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Write a short note on : Crude oil

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i. Crude oil (fossil fuel) was formed from dead organisms buried under the sea floor millions of years ago.
ii Crude oil and natural gas are now recovered from oil wells.
iii. Natural gas mainly contains methane while crude oil contains thousands of different compounds, mainly hydrocarbons.
iv. The useful components of crude oil are CNG, LPG, petrol (gasoline), kerosene, diesel, engine oil, lubricant, etc.
v. These components are obtained from crude oil by fractional distillation.
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